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Molly 5 star rating

San Francisco, CA, USA

Editor and book coach specializing in memoirs and other nonfiction. I give detailed, encouraging edits and love making sentences sing!

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, DIY & Crafts, and Home & Garden.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Edible Communities
  • Various

Marisa 5 star rating

San Francisco, CA, USA

Marisa is a book editor specializing in women's wellness, self-improvement, and the motherhood journey.

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Parenting & Families, Health & Wellbeing, and Sex & Relationships.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Michael 5 star rating

San Francisco, CA, USA

Literary agent with 15 years of industry experience offering developmental editing, editorial assessment, and query workshopping.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Children's, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Veritas Literary
  • Self-employed

Staci 5 star rating

San Francisco, CA, USA

Developmental & copy editor for over a decade, including NYT bestselling authors. Especially love memoir, contemporary fiction.

Genres: Inspirational, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Contemporary Romance, Romance, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Broadleaf Books

Carolyn 5 star rating

San Francisco, CA, USA

I'm a health & wellness editor with 15 + years of experience developing profitable content & manuscripts that educate & engage readers.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Callisto Media
  • Linkwell Health

Rebecca 5 star rating

San Francisco, CA, USA

Fiction editor. Previously HarperCollins, David Higham Books, Amazon Studios. Offering editorial assessments, developmental edits, and more.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Literary Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Amazon Studios
  • John Cabot University and British School Group
  • David Higham Associates
  • HarperCollins Publishers
  • Self-employed

Connolly 5 star rating

San Francisco, CA, USA

Former HarperCollins editor specializing in developmental editing and book coaching for romance, fantasy, YA, and upper MG novels.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, New Adult, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, and Romantic Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC
  • Harlequin/HarperCollins
  • Inkyard Press and Harlequin Intrigue
  • Inkyard Press/HarperCollins
  • Self-employed

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Allison 5 star rating

San Francisco, CA, USA

USA TODAY Bestselling nonfiction book editor with 20+ years' experience. I specialize in personal development, memoir, cookbooks, and kids.

Genres: Home & Garden, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Parenting & Families, Biographies & Memoirs, Sex & Relationships, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

  • PA Press
  • Wonderwell Press
  • Self-employed

Amy 5 star rating

San Francisco, CA, USA

I'm a writer who specializes in food and travel content. I've edited books, written books as well as copy for web, packaging and blogs.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Andrew 5 star rating

San Diego, CA, United States

Former New York trade editor of thrillers, mysteries, science fiction and fantasy, horror, and narrative and military nonfiction/history.

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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  • Berkley Publishing Group, Donald I Fine, Inc, Dell, Avon and Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
  • Scovil Chichak Galen Literary Agency, Inc.
  • The Berkley Publishing Group

Nicole 5 star rating

San Francisco, CA, USA

I am an editor and project manager specializing in contemporary visual and performing arts, as well as art history.

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, and Photography.

Work experience:

  • Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA)
  • Self-employed
  • Prompt

Karrin 5 star rating

San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States

Editorial professional for 12+ years, specializing in educational content and personal nonfiction. You write. I polish. You shine.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

  • Weber Shandwick
  • Bedford/St. Martin's
  • AuntMinnie.com

Jennifer 5 star rating

San Diego, CA, USA

I have 10 years of experience working in publishing in development, editorial, royalties, and literary agenting.

Genres: Literary Fiction and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency

Kristen 5 star rating

San Francisco, CA, USA

PhD-trained editor helping experienced fiction writers elevate their craft with kind, insightful feedback and strategic guidance

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Historical Romance, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, and Coming of Age.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Chronicle Books
  • Columbia University

Sabine 5 star rating

San Diego, CA, USA

After more than 20 years as a newspaper writer/editor, I can make your book on food, drink, travel, and interior design come to life.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Cox Enterprises
  • McClatchy
  • Self-employed

Deanne 5 star rating

San Francisco, CA, USA

Professional editor with Big Five experience specializing in non-fiction, especially self-help, design, career, parenting, and cookbooks.

Genres: DIY & Crafts, Non-Fiction, Home & Garden, Inspirational, Parenting & Families, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Career Guides, and Nature.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House
  • Chronicle Books
  • Ten Speed Press
  • RPX Corporation

Jon 5 star rating

San Francisco, CA, USA

My focus is memoir, upscale fiction and LGTBQ+ in all genres. I run an award-winning publishing house and editing genuinely thrills me.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Outpost19 Books

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